Chapter 1654 Within the Night As It Grows Late ⑧
Chapter 1654: Within the Night As It Grows Late ⑧
After taking pictures with Alice, we continued to enjoy the festival, but at a certain point, Alice started looking restless.
It’s hard to describe, but it was as if she was on the watch for some sort of timing. It’s just, I don’t know what exactly she was on the watch for.
[Hey, Alice…… What are you so restless about?]
[Uwehh!? Ah, no~~ Ummm…… It’s no big deal, you know!? F- For real, it’s no big deal!!!]
[……Sounds like a pretty big deal though.] n-)0𝑽𝓮𝐋𝑏1n
She clearly looked flustered. And her face was also red…… I could tell she’s embarrassed, but I don’t know what’s the cause of it.
There’s no odd one out among the stalls we’ve been up to this point, and since some time has passed since we’ve taken a photo, it doesn’t seem like she’d feel embarrassed about it.
[A- Ahh~~ Kaito-san! There’s an interesting-looking stall over there!]
[Unnn? Over there? ……Isn’t that place already off the street?]
[It’s in such places where you can find the good stuff! Come on, let’s go.]
[You’re acting kinda suspicious…… Whatever.]
Her leading me to that area was clearly deliberate, but Alice is probably doing it knowing that I’m already suspicious of her. In that case, aware that I might catch on, had she prepared something at that stall?
Having such a thought in mind while being led by Alice, there was a lottery stall in a secluded spot off the main street.
Suspicious…… Its suspiciousness just overflows. She’s definitely up to something……
Arehh? That kinda reminds me of something. Since it’s a private beach, it would be a cottage by the seaside. And since I would be staying here today, after the Founding Festival ends…… Putting aside how long we could stay, it’s certain I will be staying here for the night.
Today is a clear, cloudless day, so the moon should be beautiful tonight.
……Illuminated by the moonlight, in a cottage by the sea?
The moment I realized what was going on, I felt heat gathering on my face. And if it’s for this reason, Alice’s suspicious behaviors before now make sense.
I mean, well, ummm, I guess Alice was ready huh. And since she handed me this ticket in the form of a lottery prize, it should be related to the “Please take me to that place” request she asked me before, a message asking me to be the one to invite her.
[Ahh~~ Errr, Alice……]
[Y- Yesh!?]
[……Since I’ve already won this, how about we spend the night here together?]
[I- I- I- I guess so. Let’s do that……]
After nodding with a face redder than I’ve ever seen from my words, Alice silently took out a shovel…… Unnn?
[Wait a minute there…… What are you doing?]
[Ah, no, my embarrassment is about to go over the limit so I’m gonna bury myself for a bit.]
[There are too many things I’d like to throw a tsukkomi at, but for the time being, calm down…… Or rather, can you not dig a hole in the middle of a city!?]
H- Hmmm…… Errr, with her being like this, is she really gonna be alright?
<Afterword>
Serious-senpai : [……It’s over.]